Taking StockIndia’s Abortion Laws: How Far They’ve Come, and How Far They Still Have to Go ...1,000 males. “Unfortunately the manner in which PCPNDT Act has been implemented has resulted in stigmatizing abortions, abortion providers and women who seek abortions. This has created the impression that abortion... By Pallavi Prasad
Informed ChoiceKnow Your Rights: Abortion in India ...time of the abortion. When is abortion illegal and what are the penalties for it? Outside of the permitted conditions explained above, abortion is illegal in India. The law provides... By Anubhuti Matta
abortionIndia Needs More Abortion Providers. Let the MTP Bill Enable Them. ...is the unavailability of safe and legal abortion services in most non-urban regions and a general shortage of trained MBBS or ObGyn abortion providers. Non-physicians providing abortion services, especially medical... By Kiran Kumbhar
Don't Make It WorseThe Most Traumatic Thing About Abortions Is the Judgment ...They decry abortions because it leads to “postabortion traumatic stress syndrome” — a supposedly traumatic response to getting an abortion that can result in suicide — the existence of which... By Rajvi Desai
Matter of ChoiceCan We Move On: From the Trope of the Woman Who Is Revered, Glorified for Refusing to Have an Abortion ...Related on The Swaddle: Body Matters: Navigating Abortion in India This judgment is often the “most traumatic thing” about getting an abortion, Rajvi Desai had written in The Swaddle in... By Devrupa Rakshit
Her ChoiceIreland’s Overturned Abortion Ban Could Inspire Movements Worldwide ...including the US, with its representative telling the Council, “we do not recognize abortion as a method of family planning, nor do we support abortion in our reproductive health assistance.”... By The Swaddle Team
Bias OverruledCan’t Deny Abortion to Unmarried Women, Rules Supreme Court ...countering the medical body’s opinion and allowing the petitioner to access abortion even if she made the decision after the 20-week-limit. In these cases, the grounds for abortion were again... By Saumya Kalia
Little Known FactsStudy: Denying a Woman an Abortion Can Have Long‑Term Physical Effects ...the self-reported physical health of about 900 women who sought abortions at U.S. clinics between 2008 and 2010. Overall, 328 women had a first-trimester abortion, 383 had a second-trimester abortion... By Anubhuti Matta
abortionHow to Get an Abortion ...an abortion when you want or need one. However, India has a fairly comprehensive abortion law, and abortions are more common than you might think. Here’s what you need to... By The Swaddle Team
Fundamental RightsAbortion Is Legal in India, But Not Enough Women Know It ...picture we have right now of what’s happening with abortion in India. One thing is clear: the provision of safe and effective abortions and post-abortion care is imperative, as the... By The Swaddle Team
Aborting JusticeBody Matters: Navigating Abortion in India ...medicine. What to Expect There are several options for availing abortion — a legal procedure in India — with the most common being medical abortion and dilation and curettage (D&C).... By The Swaddle Team
Expanded RightsArgentina on Track to Become Largest Latin American Country to Legalize Abortion ...to provide abortion rights to its women citizens; abortion is already legal in Cuba, Uruguay, and Guyana, which is predominately Anglican, rather than Catholic. The Argentine bill would roughly triple... By Liesl Goecker
Last MileHow Travel Distance Decides if Women Get an Abortion ...barriers to abortion have interviewed patients at clinics,” Upadhyay said. “We found that by interviewing people at abortion clinics, we were not picking up the people whose barriers were so... By Saumya Kalia
Abort MissionIndian Chemists Are Not Stocking Medical Abortion Pills Anymore, Putting Millions of Women at Risk Chemists are increasingly choosing not to stock Medical Abortion (MA) pills, with more than 40% incorrectly believing that abortions are illegal in India, according to a new study by Pratigya... By Pallavi Prasad
abortionBombay High Court Ruling Highlights Discrepancies in Application of Abortion Laws ...an abortion, as her pregnancy had not crossed 20 weeks’ gestation, the legal threshold per India’s Medical Termination of Pregnancies Act. (Of the countries that allow abortion, many have a... By Urvija Banerji
Abort ExclusionGovt Allows Abortion up to 24 Weeks in ‘Special’ Cases, But The Law Is Inadequate ...never been unconditional. This is why, until now, several women have had to move courts to seek abortions, including minors and survivors of rape, despite being eligible for abortion under... By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Alternate RealitiesAs Met Gala Romanticizes the Past, Abortion Rights Face the Most Urgent Threat in the U.S. ...voting to strike down a landmark abortion rights decision. “Roe v. Wade was egregiously wrong from the start… I pray the [Court] allows the states to once again protect unborn... By Saumya Kalia
Don't Abort AbortionsWHO: Abortion Is an Essential Healthcare Service During Covid19 Pandemic ...organization did not explicitly mention abortion and related services in these guidelines, giving rise to concerns about the lack of access leading to unwanted pregnancies and, subsequently, unsafe abortions with... By Devrupa Rakshit
